On 27 March 2013 the European Commission officially published this draft legislationconcerning the European Trademark System after the text has been leaked a few days before.

We reported directly on this draft legislation in this legal alert, in which we highlighted a few of the expected changes. The complete text of the draft Regulation and draft Directive are now available on the site of the European Commission. Please contact one of your regular contacts at De Brauw if you would like to receive alerts going forward.

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